The Blow Monkeys is een Britse newwaveband die in 1981 werd opgericht. De eerste single, Live Today Love Tomorrow, verscheen in 1982. Daarna had de band diverse hits met nummers als Digging Your Scene en It Doesn't Have to Be This Way. De groep bracht tussen 1986 en 1990 vier albums uit en trad onder andere op op Parkpop.
Na een lange onderbreking is de groep sinds 2007 weer actief met de originele bandleden; sindsdien verschenen nog vijf albums.
Discografie Studioalbums 1984: Limping for a Generation 1986: Animal Magic 1987: She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter 1989: Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood 1990: Springtime for the World 2008: Devil's Tavern 2011: Staring at the Sea 2013: Feels Like a New Morning 2015: If Not Now, When? 2017: The Wild River 2021: Journey to You
Livealbum 2009: Travellin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club (cd en dvd in beperkte oplage)
Compilatiealbums
1989: Choices – The Singles Collection 1994: The Best of Blow Monkeys 1996: For the Record... 1997: The Masters 1999: Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys 2000: Complete Singles 2000: Rare & Unreleased 2000: Digging Your Scene 2008: Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys 2013: Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert 2016: The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
Singles JaarSinglesHoogste posities in de hitlijstenAlbumVKAUSBECANFINGERIRENLNZVSVS Dance1982Live Today Love Tomorrow———————————Non-album single1984Go Public!———————————Limping for a GenerationThe Man from Russia———————————Atomic Lullaby———————————1985Wildflower———————50———Forbidden Fruit94——————————Animal MagicSweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face) (alleen in de VS)———————————1986Digging Your Scene12162319—2592310147Wicked Ways60———————47——Don't Be Scared of Me77——————————1987It Doesn't Have to Be This Way582—9218—6306——She Was Only a Grocer's DaughterOut with Her30—————30————(Celebrate) The Day After You (met Curtis Mayfield)52———————26——Some Kind of Wonderful67——————————1988This Is Your Life70———26——————Whoops! There Goes the NeighbourhoodIt Pays to Belong76——————————1989This Is Your Life (remix)32——————————Choices – The Singles CollectionChoice? (met Sylvia Tella)22—————25————Slaves No More (met Sylvia Tella)73——————————1990Springtime for the World69——————————Springtime for the WorldLa Passionara (met Quan-T & Berzerk)———————————If You Love Somebody———————————2008The Bullet Train———————————Devil's TavernTravelin' Soul———————————2011Steppin' Down———————————Staring at the SeaHangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)———————————2013Oh My———————————Feels Like a New MorningFeels Like a New Morning———————————Shake It Off———————————2014Chained———————————2015OK! Have It Your Way———————————If Not Now, When?The Sound of Your Laughter———————————2017Crying for the Moon———————————The Wild RiverWhat in the World———————————The Wild River———————————2020Time Storm———————————Journey to You"—" geeft publicaties aan die niet in de hitlijsten zijn opgenomen of niet zijn uitgebracht
Andere optredens
1987: Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
1987: Dirty Dancing – You Don't Own Me
1990: The Last Temptation of Elvis – Follow That Dream
Videoalbums
1986: Video Magic 1986: Digging Your Video 1989: Choices: The Video Collection
Muziekvideo's
1985: Forbidden Fruit 1986: Digging Your Scene 1986: Wicked Ways 1986: Don't Be Scared of Me 1987: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way 1987: Out with Her 1987: (Celebrate) The Day After You 1987: Some Kind of Wonderful 1988: This Is Your Life 1988: It Pays to Belong 1989: Slaves No More 1990: Springtime for the World
Categorie:Britse band